2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season

2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers
women's ice hockey season
2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers; women's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament, runner-up, L, 0–1 vs. Ohio State
Conference	WCHA
Home ice	LaBahn Arena
Rankings
USA Today	#2
USCHO.com	#2
Record
Overall	35-6-0
Conference	23–5–0
Home	19–2–0
Road	13–3–0
Neutral	3-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mark Johnson
Assistant coaches	Dan Koch; Jackie Crum; Mark Greenhalgh
Captain(s)	Britta Curl
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The 2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey season represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They played their home games at LaBahn Arena and were coached by Mark Johnson in his 21st season. Wisconsin finished the season appearing in the NCAA national championship game at Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, New Hampshire.^[1]

Offseason

Recruiting


Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Kelly Gorbatenko	Forward	United States	Played for Chicago Mission
Ava Murphy	Defense	Canada	Played with Canada at 2022 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship (held at LaBahn Arena)
Cassie Hall	Forward	United States	Played with United States at 2022 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship
Bella Vasseur	Forward	United States	Won two state championships with Bishop Kearney's BK Selects
Laney Potter	Defense	United States	Played with United States at 2022 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship
Ava McNaughton	Goaltender	United States	Played with United States at 2022 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championship

Roster

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team
1	Jane Gervais	Junior (RS)	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-03-20	Valcourt, Quebec	Stanstead College
3	Sophie Helgeson	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2003-03-10	Roseau, Minnesota	Roseau High School
4	Caroline Harvey	Sophomore	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2002-10-14	Salem, New Hampshire	North American Hockey Academy
5	Anna Wilgren	Graduate	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	1999-11-11	Hudson, Wisconsin	Minnesota State
6	Lacey Eden	Junior (RS)	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2002-05-02	Annapolis, Maryland	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
7	Kelly Gorbatenko	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	2004-08-05	Barrington, Illinois	Chicago Mission
9	Ava Murphy	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2005-04-15	Kitchener, Ontario	Oakville Hornets
10	Laila Edwards	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	2004-01-25	Cleveland Heights, Ohio	Selects Academy
11	Cassie Hall	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2005-10-18	South Lyon, Michigan	Little Caesars
16	Claire Enright	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2004-04-16	Farmington, Minnesota	Lakeville South High School
17	Britta Curl (C)	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2000-03-20	Bismarck, North Dakota	Bismarck Blizzard
18	Marianne Picard	Sophomore (RS)	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-11-13	Repentigny, Quebec	Stanstead College
19	Bella Vasseur	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2005-02-15	Oregon, Wisconsin	Bishop Kearney Selects
20	Vivian Jungels	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-10-08	Edina, Minnesota	Edina High School
22	Laney Potter	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	2004-12-05	Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Jr. Flyers
23	Sarah Wozniewicz	Junior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-08-25	Cochrane, Alberta	Edge School
24	Katie Kotlowski	Senior (RS)	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	2001-08-03	Warroad, Minnesota	Warroad High School
25	Chayla Edwards	Graduate	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2001-04-11	Cleveland Heights, Ohio	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
26	Casey O'Brien (A)	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2001-08-27	Milton, Massachusetts	Shattuck-Saint Mary's
27	Kirsten Simms	Sophomore	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2004-08-31	Plymouth, Michigan	Little Caesars
28	Maddi Wheeler	Senior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2002-10-10	Erinsville, Ontario	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
30	Ava McNaughton	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	2004-10-27	Seven Fields, Pennsylvania	Bishop Kearney Selects
32	Chloe Baker	Freshman (RS)	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2004-07-02	Hermosa Beach, California	Chicago Mission

Regular season

Standings

2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Ohio State †	28	26	2	0	2	0	0	78	140	37	39	35	4	0	201	51
#2 Wisconsin *	28	23	5	0	2	1	0	69	124	43	41	35	6	0	205	62
#5 Minnesota	28	19	7	1	1	2	2	62	92	60	39	27	10	2	135	80
#7 Minnesota Duluth	28	15	11	2	0	0	0	47	64	47	39	21	14	4	89	66
#10 St. Cloud State	28	12	14	2	0	1	0	40	60	59	34	17	17	2	78	69
Minnesota State	28	6	22	0	1	2	0	19	52	94	38	13	25	0	97	120
St. Thomas	28	4	23	1	0	0	1	11	39	120	37	10	26	1	74	150
Bemidji State	28	3	24	1	0	0	0	10	33	144	36	4	30	2	42	181
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023

Awards and honors

Caroline Harvey - 2023-24 CCM/AHCA Women's Division I First Team All-American ^[2]
Casey O'Brien - 2023-24 CCM/AHCA Women's Division I First Team All-American
Kirsten Simms - 2023-24 CCM/AHCA Women's Division I First Team All-American